Events
1. HLP Seminar 2012: Drones, Cyber Warfare and the Evolution of the Battlefield
As technology changes, so too does warfare. Does International Humanitarian Law need to change with it?
Nations are developing the capacity to wage war by remote, through armed drones and computer programs controlled continents away from their targets. Who controls these forces? Who is accountable for the damage that they cause? Can computer programmers and virtual pilots claim prisoner of war status? Can they be legitimately targeted by enemy forces?
How do the principles of International Humanitarian Law apply to 21st century warfare?
Former US military lawyer Dan Mori and Professor Tim McCormack will address the legal and ethical dilemmas of targeted and extra-judicial killings conducted by drone aircraft.
For more information, please see the Red Cross Website.
2. Welcome Plenary
Speaker: Kon Karapanagiotidis AO
Time: 5.30 – 6.30pm
Date: Tuesday 2 October 2012
Venue: Plenary Room 3, Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre
Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM is the CEO and Founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Kon is proudly Greek, and grew up in a working class family in a small country town in Victoria. Kon’s personal experience of racism and witnessing the exploitation of his parents in factories planted the seeds for his passion for human rights. Kon went on to become a lawyer, social worker and teacher. His work as CEO has been recognized with being a Finalist for Australian of the Year (Victoria) in 2007, invited to participate in the 2020 Summit in 2008, voted one of Australia’s 20 Unsung Heroes as part of the launch in 2008 of the new Portrait Gallery in Canberra and voted as one of Melbourne 100 most influential people in The Age Melbourne Magazine. Most recently, Kon was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2010 and an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2011.
Monash has 120 tickets all up, and are asking those wishing to attend to register for a free ticket by emailing their Name and Phone Number to socialmedia@monash.edu.